Parallel Lives

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Paired with Demosthenes; greatest Roman orator, defender of Republic

Tiberius Gracchus

Paired with Agis; reformer martyred for the people

Gaius Gracchus

Paired with Cleomenes; reformer who followed brother's path

Quintus Sertorius

Paired with Eumenes; brilliant outcast general

Demosthenes

Paired with Cicero; greatest Greek orator

Marcus Junius Brutus

Paired with Dion; noble tyrannicide acting from principle

Cato the Younger

Paired with Phocion; incorruptible defender of liberty

Alexander the Great

Paired with Caesar; greatest conqueror of the ancient world

Gaius Marius

Paired with Pyrrhus; great general corrupted by ambition

Cato the Elder

Paired with Aristides; stern moralist and censor

Lucius Licinius Lucullus

Paired with Cimon; capable general turned epicurean

Julius Caesar

Paired with Alexander; shown as ambitious but great

Mark Antony

Paired with Demetrius; great general ruined by passion

Pompey the Great

Paired with Agesilaus; great general undone by politics

Marcus Licinius Crassus

Paired with Nicias; wealthy but fatally ambitious

Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix

Paired with Lysander; lucky but cruel dictator